The Path of Pineclan

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Pineclan: The Trodden Path

clan version: DaDM clange

moon last updated: 1

Leader: Bugstar (she/her, 98 moons)

Deputy: Daisyfog (he/him, 87 moons)

Medicine cat: Embershadow (she/her, 59 moons)

The Lore:

founding

Hawthorn stood among a group of survivors who had clawed their way free of the scorched forest, trying to make sense of the translucent young cat in front of her, staring at her with insistent bronze eyes. she followed him into a place where the fire had gone out, introducing himself as Mulberrypaw of a forgotten clan. he told her of his clan, of training he never finished, of the community lost to time. then he rolls a pinecone out from the ash, telling Hawthorn that the fire has opened it up, and now the seeds will be able to grow. it is time for clan life to return, and Hawthornstar takes on the mantle of leader. they form their camp deeper in the forest, where the fire never reached.

Hawthornstar's death

Hawthornstar felt despair as her warriors informed her of the dog haunting the east side of their newly regrowing territory. she formed a patrol of what warriors she could, but with so few cats she knew she had to go herself. she set out with Basskick and Browndapple, but when the fight comes, she look into her warriors eyes and realizes that they believe in this, in her clan. she tells them to run and flings herself at the dog, chasing it off but not before getting injuries that would kill her before the other cats found her. In her final moments she smiled. Bugstar would soon make a leader to carry her clan to greatness.

the Ashenclan war

across the scorched forrest, Bugstar and her warriors watched the bloodthirsty Ashenclan as their patrols jeered. she didnt seem to realize when Frostpaw flinched at her angry muttering; they were just cats, but why were they treating his clan like that? why the sudden attacks? he trained harder, determined to fight back should Ashenclan trespass on their land again. when the war comes to a peaceful end, he still feels so uncertain, even as he is honored for his training and given the name Frostdust

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so cute. "look mom! I got one!"

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Poppatch and Fernfreckle helped the struggling mother, Saphire, carry her newborn kits into camp. the kits seem to be healthy, but their mother? she needed a medicine cat, and fast.

when Bugstar saw them entering the grotto, she called for Embershadow, the medicine cat, and leapt into action, calling to apprentices to get the nursery ready for them. Saphire tries to explain but cuts off with a wince of pain, and Bugstar tells her to rest for now. Pineclan will keep her safe while she recovers.

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moon 25 update

The forrest shows signs of recovery and the clan has begun to thrive. Bugstar's reign has been a stressful but rewarding one, the clan trying to establish their place in the forrest. though they've made efforts to smooth over a rift with their neighbor clan, a tension towards them lives on in the young warriors, especially Frostdust.

Hawthornstar watches proudly over her clan from starclan, browndapple and bogstripe beside her. they gave their lives in service to their clan, and, as mulberrypaw assures them, it will all be worth it.

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the war with Ashenclan

named for the scorched forest that separates them, Ashenclan and Pineclan are tense at gatherings which has spiraled to an all out war between the clans. the apprentice, Frostpaw, seems troubled with the war, developing bruises during training for fear of not being strong enough in a true battle

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ik it means the fish, but also, Basskick is a valid warrior name and love it

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well that was fast-